parousia — Greek for ‘presence’, and used in the NT for the coming of Christ within an eschatological [[➝ eschatology]] complex including judgement [[➝ Judgement]] and resurrection though the word can also denote simply the ‘presence’ of an apostle among… … Dictionary of the Bible

parousia — /pəˈruziə/ (say puh roohzeeuh) noun the return of Christ to earth at the end of the world; the Second Advent. {Greek parousia arrival, especially visit of a royal or official personage, or of a god} … Australian English dictionary